Biomes in a Box - students are asked to build a three-dimensional model of
a biome in a box

Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern,
and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations
that help the fish survive in their environment.

Food Chain - National Geographic for Kids has a featured Quick Flick from
Brain Pop on the subject.

Food Chains and Webs - Information regarding population size on food webs
is presented here. After learning about food webs, select the link named " create
a possible food web " at the bottom of the page. Click and drag to create your
own food web.

Identify adaptations that enhance the survival of organisms
in an environment. 6.5.1 DA

Adaptation Activity - Learn how animals adapt to their environment while
playing this online game about beavers.

Build a Fish - Build a Fish by choosing a body, mouth, and color/pattern,
and then release it into the reef! In the process you will learn about adaptations
that help the fish survive in their environment.

Plant Adaptations in Arid Environments - The plants that grow in the arid
eastern region near the Columbia River and the Columbia Basin have a number of
traits which help them to be successful in the desert.

Pheromone Trails - This is a real-time 3D simulation that demonstrates how
ants use pheromones to communicate. The student is able to interact with the simulation's
artificial intelligence and environment to see how the ants will react to changes
in their environment.

Determine
which organisms are likely to survive in a particular environment. 6.5.2
DA

Fossils Rock - especially for teachers, students, and homeschoolers who want
to put some fun into their earth science classes

How fossils can form - This animation shows the formation of a cast and mold,
one way that fossils can form. Casts are copies of fossilized plants or animals.
Molds are hollow impressions of the fossil. This process takes thousands or millions
of years.

Welcome
to the death defying Funderstanding Roller Coaster! - This simulator is designed
for kids who want to design their own thrilling coaster and educators who want
to use a cool activity to simulate the application of physics by using an exciting
interactive tool and access to a wonderful reference source.

Exploring Planets in the Classroom - Hands-on Activities for Science Classes.
More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages
for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and
space sciences.

Order
it up - Measures of size and scale help us understand the magnitude of objects.
Play with scales while trying to arrange planets by magnitude of mass, size, temperature,
density, distance, gravity or magnetic field. Correctly order the planets and
you unscramble a mystery picture! To play, click on the blue link; Play Order
it Up: Solar System Edition

Solar System - This real-time 3D simulation allows the student to inspect
our solar system from any angle or vantage point as well as gain detailed information
about each element.

Views of the Solar System - This site presents a vivid multimedia adventure
unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
Discover the latest scientific information, or study the history of space exploration,
rocketry, early astronauts, space missions, spacecraft through a vast archive
of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics and videos. Views of the Solar
System offers enhanced exploration and educational enjoyment of the solar system
and beyond.

Virtual Solar System by National Geographic - your chance to discover the
wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a fly-by tour
of the sun and each planet in its orbit, observe close-up views of the planets,
extraterrestrial weather patterns, and more.

Atlas of the Universe - This web page is designed to give everyone an idea
of what our universe actually looks like. There are nine main maps on this web
page, each one approximately ten times the scale of the previous one.

The Cosmic
Distance Scale - This feature will give an impression of how immense our
Universe is by employing a method used many times in "Power of 10" films - that
is, starting with an image of the Earth and then zooming out to the furthest visible
reaches of our Universe.

The Cosmic Distance Scale - a series of web-based exercises designed to take
students on an interactive tour measuring cosmic distances

Galaxy Index
- photo index which leads to pages with more complete information

Spiral Galaxy pictures - Alwyn Botha has posted this excellent set of galaxy
pictures to assist those who want to take their own astro photographs, or those
who simply want to see the beautiful pinwheel shapes of spiral galaxies. Thanks
for all of the hard work Alwyn.

Windows to the Universe - the site is written in three reading levels approximating
elementary, middle school and high school reading levels - levels may be chosen
by using the upper button bar of each page of the main site

Eclipses - This real-time 3D simulation of the Sun, Earth, and moon explains
lunar and solar eclipses, as well as the defined moon phases. The student can
manipulate the Sun, the Earth, and the moon into all of their phases as well as
view the phases from a variety of different perspectives.

Eclipse Home Page at the NASA/GSFC Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum.
This web site is continually expanding and strives to be the ultimate resource
for online information about eclipses.

Electromagnetic Spectrum - In this applet, you can click on the wavelength/frequency
scale and change the wavelength and frequency by dragging the mouse or by using
the arrow keys on the keyboard. Holding the shift key down while pressing the
left or right arrow keys changes the wavelength by a factor of 10.

Ocean Waves - This is a real-time 3D wave simulator which demonstrates the
connection between wind speed and ocean particle motion depth. The student can
modify the properties of an ocean wave and see the effect from any perspective.

Parts of a Wave - the wave and its parts are discussed here, including a
nice java applet which allows your students to change wave frequency